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The infection may be able to jump from rats to humans, researchers have concluded
The iconic rats infesting New York City are susceptible to infection by multiple strains of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, researchers with the University of Missouri found after analyzing rats caught at various locations near city sewers during three months of 2021.
Five bound men were left for the Tamaulipas police, along with a note disavowing their actions
A faction of the drug-trafficking Gulf Cartel on Thursday apologized for what they called a rogue operation, which resulted in the deaths of one Mexican and two US citizens near the city of Matamoros. Mexican police found five handcuffed men in a vehicle,
Dana Hyde served in the administrations of former US presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama
Former Clinton and Obama administration lawyer Dana Hyde was injured aboard a private plane and died in a Hartford, Connecticut hospital following an emergency landing on Friday, state police told the media on Monday. Hyde’s identity had not previously been made public.
Republicans say the Biden administration is harassing the Twitter CEO for political reasons
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent more than a dozen letters to Twitter following Elon Musk’s takeover of the company, including demands that he turn over the names of journalists he gave internal documents to, according to a report published by Congressional Republicans on Tuesday.
With his party split on continued military aid to Ukraine, Kevin McCarthy said he won’t visit Kiev
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has invited US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to visit Kiev, in a bid to “help him with his position” on military aid to the country. While McCarthy has promised not to authorize “blank checks” to Kiev,
The Nord Stream gas pipeline sabotage last year disrupted Moscow’s ‘dominance’ plans for Europe, Andrzej Duda has claimed
The sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines delivering Russian gas to Europe was a good thing, Polish President Andrzej Duda told CNN on Wednesday. The destruction of the pipelines freed the continent from Russia’s “dominance” plans,
Media Matters claims Rupert Murdoch’s network gave in-kind contributions to Republicans in 2020
Media Matters for America has filed a Federal Election Commission complaint against Fox News, claiming the cable network provided an illegal contribution to the Republican Party in the 2020 US election. MMFA’s head talked up the complaint on Monday, as Fox aired previously unavailable footage of the January 6 Capitol riot.
If the bill passes, the Lone Star State would hold a referendum on whether to ‘reassert its status as an independent nation’
Texas Republican Bryan Slaton has presented a bill that could set up a referendum to “investigate the possibility” of independence for the state of Texas from the US. Should the proposal be approved,
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is opposing plans to move nearly 100 of Amsterdam’s brothels to a center near its HQ
Europe’s pharmaceutical regulator, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), says it has concerns about potential “disorderly behavior” in the vicinity of its Amsterdam headquarters if the Dutch city follows through with plans to build an ‘erotic center’ nearby.
The yacht allegedly belongs to a company owned by Ukrainians, German outlets have reported
German authorities probing explosions at the Nord Stream gas pipelines have identified a vessel which was reportedly used in the attack on the pipelines. The yacht belongs to a Polish-based company owned by two Ukrainians, according to the reports.
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